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by POLICE...IN HOT PURSUIT on October 28th, 2007
Twice, like a dumbass I became lazy and left trash bags out on the patio, causing maggots, so I read up on them. Each female fly can lay up to over 9,000 eggs. The eggs are white. Within a day, the larvae (maggots) hatch from the eggs; they live and feed in (usually dead and decaying) organic material, such as garbage. They are pale whitish, thinner at the mouth end, and have no legs. At the end of their third instar, the maggots crawl to a dry cool place and transform into pupae, colored reddish or brown. The adult flies then emerge from the pupae. (This whole cycle is known as complete metamorphosis.) The adults live from half a month to a month in the wild, or longer in benign laboratory conditions. After having emerged from the pupae, the flies cease to grow; small flies are not young flies but the result of insufficient food during the larval stage.
by Just Me on October 28th, 2007
Maggots and they are "Nasty"
by XmissXbeeX on October 28th, 2007
maggots - to go fishing with - umm... thats what my brother does anyway
by LynfromNM on October 28th, 2007
Fly larvae are called maggots.
by Mastodon on November 17th, 2008
Maggots
Is it true that the adult fly only lives for 24 hours?
by PlushSkunk on June 26th, 2011
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How does the fly get in my house?
by XT on July 7th, 2010
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Have you ever seen maggots before? Did one ever touch your skin?
by solsticexcorona on June 29th, 2011
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where do fies sleep in the house
by Reginald_C on July 20th, 2011
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From what distance can a fly smell food?
by cehowski on July 9th, 2011
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Thanks LAPD for your answer.
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on October 28th, 2007
Well there goes my lunch...ewwwww:)
by Babycakes on October 29th, 2007
Ew. Informative though-but ew.
by Symbeline on May 16th, 2008